Hakuna Matata - Bustin' out in June!

[funwalker]

Good Morning, Team!

Storms last night - the worst damage was to the south near the Michigan Indiana border.

Currently it is 69° and 84% humidity and it feels cooler than it has been for a week!

Today Mostly Sunny, High 82° - Humidity High %.

Connie-

Dave- Rest Days are important!
(maybe not as many as I get some weeks, but still...)

Hope- lot of cats at your house?
Now you have dress, veil, and shoes...
Oh NO truly you do not mean Nick has seen you in your wedding dress!

Jennifer-how are you?

Kim-need a progress report on the P90X.
Are you seeing results?
I forgot to ask my SIL yesterday!

Mary- so good to hear from you again!
But so sorry to hear your knee is causing you problems again.

Mike- it is great having you back!
Sounds like Chicago got hit hard again last night!
Hope all is well with you and your family.
I have never been sure it is worth all the work to go on vacation-
We work like crazy getting ready to go-
Then have to work like crazy when we get back to catch up-
Thanks for sharing the WDW race report.
Awesome that you got to meet Kirstie and family!
How was her arm?
Salee-

Sue-

Vicky-


Connie & Jon (bruising, broken ribs, & foot), Dave (PF & Left Achilles) Jennifer (car accident),
Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee), Vicky (ankle)

AFM: Hagen slept over - another change in schedules.
CrossFit tonight-I think!

Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, figment82, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert,
Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky

 

[GirTheGecko]

Good Morning, Team!


Hope- lot of cats at your house?
Now you have dress, veil, and shoes...
Oh NO truly you do not mean Nick has seen you in your wedding dress!

YES, he has. He keeps getting irritated whenever someone goes "He can't see you in your wedding dress before the day of!"

I don't have the veil, officially. But it's picked out. Soon enough, it'll be here.

We were at Denise's and she has three cats. We have two here. So no surface is safe. The dress is stored under wrap. I purposely avoid putting it on to avoid the cat hair. I also have some weird thing where I fret about if I still love the dress and then look at it and go "It's so PRETTY! loveitloveitloveit."

 

[funwalker]

Hope- sorry Nick gets irritated.

BUT ... he will not get my sympathy when he misses
that totally awesome FIRST moment when he
FIRST sees his Beautiful Bride walking down the aisle!

 

[GirTheGecko]

Hope- sorry Nick gets irritated.

BUT ... he will not get my sympathy when he misses
that totally awesome FIRST moment when he
FIRST sees his Beautiful Bride walking down the aisle!

I already told him he won't see the entire package together until D Day. I don't think he could pick my dress out of a line up now, even with seeing it recently. I also think I could strut down the aisle in flip flops and sweats and he'd still think I was stunning.

I know the real reason why he wanted to go dress shopping with me is because my parents were not there and couldn't be there (mom's passed, dad's in prison). He'd be the only one to be able to settle me down. Luckily, it was only happy tears at the bridal store.

 

[Villains_Rock]

Hey team!

Just poppin' in to say hi! I've been super busy with work (summer storms are upon us here at the airport)!! Still doing minimal training due to lack of time and an unpredictable baby on my hands. I'm running just 3 days a week right now. 3 miles on Tues, 2 on Thursdays and 6ish on Sundays. Not sure if I am going to do the 10K on the 4th still. We are having a party that day and I'm not sure if I'll have time. We'll see....

I know it's an old clip, but if haven't already seen the "unicorn wisdom teeth girl" on youtube you should check it out for a laugh. My coworkers had not seen it till two days ago and it has been making us laugh during dealing with our delayed flights. Here's a link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3Olh9DnaE

 

[funwalker]

Good Morning, Team!

Raining now- High 84° - Humidity 81%.

Jennifer & Regina we are cheering for you today!
Looking forward to reading your race reports.

Eva-we have missed you!
How is Gage?
Your minimal training sounds way good to me…WTG!
I watched the clip – without sound and it was still cute.

Hope- The best part is that your wedding will be
the ‘Wedding of Your Dreams’!

Mary-Your appointment with the doctor?
Any update on your knee?

Mike- added you to the October 2nd Wine & Dine Half Marathon



Connie & Jon (bruising, broken ribs, & foot), Dave (PF & Left Achilles)
Jennifer (car accident), Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee), Vicky (ankle)

AFM: Niece's wedding this afternoon

Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, figment82, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert,
Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky

 

[windwalker]

Good morning guys. I'm resting my injuries to get back to 100% before I hurt something else. So far so good.

Have a magical guy y'all.

Dave

 

[Piglet24]

Hey Team!

I’m sorry I’ve been MIA the last 2 wks or so. As soon as my foot was feeling better I started getting knee pains and have been a little down about one thing after the other coming up! I think DH and I have finally figured out what’s going to work though and today my run went pretty well. (I had been worried about it and not excited at all because I was afraid it wasn’t going to go well).

This race was much smaller than the 10K we did in Tualatin last month, but it was still nice. We picked up our race packets last night. The shirts are white and have a cute design. Race packet didn’t have much- a coupon for another local running store (which we will definitely check out!), the shirt, a 7 day pass to a gym we don’t like, and a 2010 census water bottle. Still, always nice to have another water bottle since DH and I use them all the time at work.

The race started and ended at one of the parks in Meridian, ID. The park is a very nice one. Our race numbers were 284 (me) and 285 (DH). I can’t remember what my friend, Mike’s number was. They started the 6k and 10k races at the same time. We ran out of the park and down the street to a softball field and circled back. There were no major hills that made me want to cry, so that was awesome since my temperament is very fragile the last couple weeks or so! The Meridian PD was awesome and ensured cars stopped when we were crossing streets. There were 2 water stops, but it was actually like 4 because the route circled back so you could get water going both directions. We finished our 6k in 37:09 chip time and 37:18 gun time. Felt like I was going slow. DH didn’t venture out on his own to see how fast he could go this time b/c he’s just finished playing football this season and injured his knee so he hasn’t been able to run until earlier this week. I’m curious to see how fast he’ll go though once he’s up and moving! At the finish line they had free massages (we didn’t get one), bagels, and Powerade/Vitamin Water/Water. I think the results said DH was 3rd in his age division (again it was a smaller race), and I was 4th. We finished about 34/35 overall I think. The chip system was kinda weird. It measured our time based on visually seeing the race bibs (as opposed to a timing mat), but it seemed to work ok. It was a good morning. I’m just really glad I finished and that my knee or leg did not hurt at all! I’m feeling pretty good and like I really can do this again. Now I need to look online and see what other races I can sign up for to keep me moving forward.

Hope- Keep up the great work with the training shoes! Love the veil! It looks beautiful. I think DH may have seen me in my wedding dress before we were married too?

Dave- What is PF?? How was the Karate Kid? Haha, I love the advice about getting your Grrrr on! Thanks for sharing!

Connie- How are things going with the mess?

Jennifer- I’m sorry to hear about your accident. How are you healing?

Margie- That is great you and your new walking buddy are close in pace and such a good fit! Sounds like it’s going well. I'm glad Hagen's doing better. Have fun at the wedding.

Vicky- Yes DH is doing the half also. Great race last weekend! Awesome time!!

Vicky/Sue/Kim- I must have missed it also…what is the wall they are building for?

Sue- Thanks for the TS3 review! Will have to check it out.

Mary- Will you be doing a specific training plan for Wine and Dine or making up your own?

Mike- Welcome back! Glad you guys had a great vacation. Awesome that you signed up for Wine & Dine!!

Ok, I think I'm finally all caught up, so that's it for now. Have a great weekend everyone.

 

[funwalker]

Congratulations, Regina & DH!

WTG- Nice 3rd & 4th age divisions

I agree this sounds wierd:

The chip system was kinda weird. It measured our time based
on visually seeing the race bibs (as opposed to a timing mat)

Thanks so much for your Race Report-
I so enjoy reading them.

 

[funwalker]

WISH Tech Shirt Order

See the New Thread to Order Shirts from Chimera (Mel)

I can do another order anytime, just need a minimum of 30 shirts.
Now would actually be better for me than August.
I'm teaching now and don't have students until fall.

DB...RaceReady makes a trail shirt that has pockets
on the back, kinda like a bike shirt but not quite as
tight as a regular bike shirt.
Carrie was looking into tri shirts awhile back.
__________________
Mel
"Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”
Matthew Campbell (1888-1939)

 

[funwalker]

Hi, Team!

More Thunderstorms, Hot and Humid in Michigan

My Goodness where is everyone?

Dave-Hope your foot is a bit better.


Connie & Jon (bruising, broken ribs, & foot), Dave (PF & Left Achilles)
Jennifer (car accident), Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee), Vicky (ankle)

Connie, Dave, Denise, Elizabeth,
Eva, figment82, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam,
Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue,
Taryn, and Vicky

 

[es45]

Hi, everyone! jmasgat (Maura) just assigned me to this team. I'm Elizabeth, age 41, married with 2 children-DD9 and DD6. I'm running my first 5k next month and walking with my best friend in the 2011 Princess Half. If I'm ready, I plan to run my first half marathon in late October.

I already recognize a few of you from your posts and I've been reading windwalker's advice in preparation for walking the Princess. Glad to be part of the team.

 

[windwalker]

Welcome Elizabeth. I'm glad to hear you were following the walking thread. I'm a dedicated walker and supporter of other walkers.

Sally and I had a nice outting at Mammouth cave, deer watching and walking. We finished the weekend with a three mile walk at the mall this morning.

Margie thank you for being here for us. Means more than you know.

Dave

 

[funwalker]

Welcome, Elizabeth!

We are so happy you joined us!

Please notice the post on our page 1.

Please PM Captain Connie a short bio.
She can actually used what you posted if that is okay?

Then I need your races, date, type, and name
Also your birth-date.

 

[Scott H]

We are back and trying to get life together, busy busy busy...

 

[windwalker]

We are back and trying to get life together, busy busy busy...

Hi brother Scott, welcome home from your travels. You did bring Lynn back with you didn't you? Can't wait to see the pics and hear the stories.

Dave

 

[funwalker]

Welcome Home, Scott & Lynn!

We have missed you!
Like Dave - we are looking forward to seeing some pictures and reading about your travels.

 

[Piglet24]

Hi Team

Hope everyone had a good Monday.

Elizabeth- Hi! Welcome to Hakuna Matata. Do you know what half marathon you want to run in late October if you’re ready?

Scott & Lynn- Welcome back!

Margie- I agree it’s very quiet on the board. Everyone must be really busy!

AFM, ran 3 miles on the TM today and did a core workout. I went really slow (1st 2 miles at 12 min /3rd mile at 11 min.) but I ran the entire time which was good for me. I was going to run outside but a storm hit and it started thundering and lightning. Oh well, it was hot outside anyway!

 

[es45]

Elizabeth- Hi! Welcome to Hakuna Matata. Do you know what half marathon you want to run in late October if you’re ready?

Hi, Regina! If ready, I'm planning to run the inaugural Myrtle Beach Mini. I'm signed up for the 5k the day before but keep toying with the idea of doing more.

 

[funwalker]

Good Morning, Team!

Sunshine-High 71°
Tonight: Near record low temperatures. Low near 50°

Connie-hope you guys are doing better this week!

Dave- feeling better?

Elizabeth-will enter inaugural Myrtle Beach Mini race on the calendar!

Regina- WTG nice run
Miss everyone, but hope they are having a fantastic summer vacation!

Robert- it's been a long time!

Sue-

Vicky-



Connie & Jon (bruising, broken ribs, & foot), Dave (PF & Left Achilles)
Jennifer (car accident), Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee), Vicky (ankle)

AFM: Walked several miles at the zoo yesterday-fun but tiring day
CrossFit tonight

Connie, Dave, Denise, Elizabeth, Eva,
figment82, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528,
Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky